Item Description
Italian Art-Glass Silver-Deposit Vase by Egizia in the "Circo" (circus) design. Designed by Marco Susani and Elisabeth Vidal for Egizia, a 56-year-old company known for silkscreen printing and located in the Tuscany region of Italy. Susani is a Milan native and became director of the Domus Academy Research Center in 1994. Vidal is a native of France and is trained in industrial design. She has participated in projects such as designing interiors for the Fiat automobile and a nightrain for the French railways. This is a lime green cylindrical vase decorated with silver deposit motifs of a variety of animals. Marked with the Egizia label and inscribed on the lower surface “M. Susani – E. Vidal for hwc Egizia by Sottsass Associati” and “Argento.” Part of Egizia's "Handle with Care" collection of serigraphed glass.
